Stewart meets SIC leaders and supports Our Islands campaign
A Highland MSP has voiced support for the Our Islands Our Future campaign. Labour’s David Stewart, together with his Lothian colleague Sarah Boyack MSP, met council leaders today to discuss the ongoing...
View ArticleCrash teenager reported
An 18-year-old man was reported to the procurator fiscal for drink driving after an accident on the Voe to Toft road early on Sunday. The car left the road at Wester Scord and the female passenger was...
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Shetland beaches recommended
Visitors to Fetlar look across Tresta beach and the Loch of Velzie from the top of Lambhoga. Five beaches in Shetland have been recommended in a marine charity’s top water quality award scheme. The...
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Lerwick warm-up for funnyman Noble
Comedian Ross Noble will warm-up for his autumn UK tour with a show in Lerwick. The Northumberland-born funnyman will embark on his Tangentleman tour in September and said contrary to many other...
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Fine victory by rugby team
Matthew Nicolson scores Shetland’s sixth and final try against Lochaber on Saturday. Photo: Kevin Jones The Shetland rugby team bounced back in the best possible manner from their 129-0 hammering by...
View ArticleFolk encouraged to get active
Next week is Scotland’s first national physical activity awareness week, and NHS Shetland is joining in with various activities on offer to raise awareness of the importance of physical activity. On...
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Spurs triumph in Highland Fuels Trophy
Scalloway’s keeper Danny Reid dives in vain as Jordan Webb scores Spurs’ first goal. Photo: Kevin Jones Spurs have won the first senior football silverware of the season, the Highland Fuels Trophy, for...
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Committee douses bid to extend food hours
Applications by two fast food outlets for longer opening hours took a blow today when the licensing committee deferred their consideration – but decided to recommend a general policy of restricting...
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Quantana set sights on festival slot
Quantana hope that public support could win them a place on the Download festival stage. Photo: Ivan Hawick A local metal band is looking for the support of the Shetland public after entering a...
View ArticleShops granted off-licences
Bigton Community Enterprise was one of several shops to be licensed to sell alcohol, at a meeting of the Shetland Area Licensing Board today. The shop will be allowed to sell alcohol for consumption...
View ArticleHigh school land deal agreed
The new Anderson High School project has passed an important milestone, with news that the council has acquired all the land needed for the new school and hall of residence. Final agreement has been...
View ArticleHockey team through to semis
The Shetland hockey team are through to the last four of the Scottish District Cup, following an excellent victory over AAM Merlin’s Gordonians in the quarter-finals on Sunday. The Shetland players...
View ArticleNew hope for community transport
Communities could pull in funding and take responsibility for their own transport – according to a new plan up for discussion this week. The idea will be presented to public transport chiefs on...
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Perez to return to Shetland
Douglas Henshall will return as DI Jimmy Perez in a third series of Shetland. A new series of the crime drama Shetland has been commissioned by BBC One, it was announced today. The decision follows the...
View ArticleCafe to close
A popular Lerwick cafe is to close its doors next Friday – because of a new addition to the owner’s family. The Havly Cafe in Charlotte Street will take its last orders next week, after owners Alasdair...
View ArticleCustody for man who is dubbed ‘a menace’
A man has been sent to custody for eight and a half months after he was found in the area of a house in Yell without lawful authority. Jason Pottinger, 26, of Meadowbank Road in Burravoe admitted the...
View ArticleAttempted break-in at Lerwick garage
A Lerwick motor trader is beefing up security following an attempted break-in at its premises on Monday night. Colin Burgess of JB’s Autostore noticed someone had tried to jemmy open the front door of...
View ArticleStrachan’s delight at earning Games place
Years of hard work have paid off for swimming starlet Andrea Strachan who has earned a place in the Scotland squad for the Commonwealth Games this summer. The 21-year-old says the last two or three...
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Boom time again at Sullom Voe?
Sullom Voe Terminal will be the site of another mini-oil boom if plans to build a gas-sweetening plant go ahead as expected, the head of BP’s North Sea operations indicated yesterday. Regional...
View Article96a Commercial Street, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0EX
Situated in the heart of the Town Centre this maisonette style, spacious family home has been recently renovated and decorated to a high standard and is in move in condition. Accommodation:- Ground...
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